Patient's question:
My daughter is over 4 years old. Since January 2006, she has had repeated respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia), and since then, she has had persistent coughing. A specialist doctor diagnosed her with allergic cough and prescribed Xiantemin and Sultiamine. Starting in July of this year, she switched to traditional Chinese medicine treatment, and her coughing symptoms have been intermittent, with coughing easily occurring during changes in weather. There have been several instances where wheezing sounds were heard in her lungs. In October, Xiantemin and Sultiamine were added again. She usually does not cough but has had 2-3 episodes of coughing accompanied by wheezing. The most recent episode was on November 27. She was given albuterol nebulization treatment, which quickly relieved her symptoms. I would like to ask the experts: Is my daughter's condition already asthma? What treatment should be recommended?Doctor's answer:
Allergic cough is a type of asthma, and the current treatment is correct.